salespeople

[seylz-pee-puhl] / ˈseɪlzˌpi pəl /

NOUN

salesman/woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clerk

STRONG

businessperson dealer peddler rep salesclerk salesgirl saleslady seller vendor

WEAK

sales assistant sales rep sales representative store clerk traveling salesperson

Antonyms

STRONG

customer

Example Sentences

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp touted the company’s “ staggering growth” despite “a hiring discipline that is too rare in the software industry today,” highlighting that it only has 70 salespeople.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

At an El Paso car dealer network, Casa Auto Group, salespeople said prospective buyers have started asking why they don’t offer something as inexpensive as the Chinese cars sold just miles away in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Stanley espoused an evangelical capitalism that focused on its employees’ personal growth; it recommended salespeople read Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Here’s where financial salespeople present a miracle asset class that can reliably juice returns without adding risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The salespeople on television: Buy one and get two free!

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper